History of Coast Survey
2/17/2023 - By noaa.gov The Nation's First Scientific Agency [caption id="attachment_44755" align="alignnone" width="512"] U.S._Coast_and_Geodetic_Survey_J_6_1950_Paia_HI via Wikimedia Commons[/caption] On February 10, 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed "An Act to provide for surveying the coasts of the United States." The effort experienced some growing pains in the early years. Ferdinand Hassler, who was eventually… SEE MORE